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Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) and Farragut, George (1755-1817) Documents Signed, and Worth, William Jenkins (1794-1849) Note Signed.
Lot: 1091Sold for: $188$150Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) and Farragut, George (1755-1817) Documents Signed, and Worth, William Jenkins (1794-1849) Note Signed. Clipped oath, Wrentham, Massachusetts, 22 April 1760, stating more ...
Twenty-three Letters and Autographs of 20th Century American Literary Figures.
Lot: 1092Sold for: $344$275Twenty-three Letters and Autographs of 20th Century American Literary Figures. Lina Roth Grey autograph letter signed 9 January 1923; Zane Grey typed letter signed 23 April 1923; Edwin Markham more ...
Ten Letters and Autographs of 19th Century American Literary Figures.
Lot: 1093Sold for: $138$110Ten Letters and Autographs of 19th Century American Literary Figures. Sarah J. Hale signed card; Edward E. Hale autograph letter signed 2 May 1892 and autograph note signed; George Cary Eggleston more ...
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882) Signed Card, 1874.
Lot: 1094Sold for: $125$100Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882) Signed Card, 1874. Small white card, signed in center with date below, (stained in four corners of reverse from previous mounting),1 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. more ...
Maximilian II (1527-1576),Holy Roman Emperor Archduke of Austria, 1565 Document Signed.
Lot: 1095Sold for: $344$275Maximilian II (1527-1576),Holy Roman Emperor Archduke of Austria, 1565 Document Signed. Single-leaf document, signed by Maximilian l.l., with marginal calligraphic embellishment, (old folds, slight more ...
McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) Autograph Letter Signed, Clipped Signature and Engraved Portrait.
Lot: 1096Sold for: $281$225McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) Autograph Letter Signed, Clipped Signature and Engraved Portrait. Single-page letter, Orange, New Jersey, 3 May 1864, to Miss Annie, letter of thanks, (repairs, old more ...
McKinley, William (1843-1901),Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) and Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Typed Letters Signed Before They Were Pr
Lot: 1097Sold for: $688$550McKinley, William (1843-1901),Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) and Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Typed Letters Signed Before They Were President. Single-page letter, Columbus, Ohio, 1 December 1893, more ...
Merculiano, Bartolomeo, Manuscript Music Score, late 19th/early 20th century.
Lot: 1098Sold for: $100$80Merculiano, Bartolomeo, Manuscript Music Score, late 19th/early 20th century. The score titled "Lu Passariello" written on fifty-four pages of heavy rag paper, (stains, some loss to page corners),more ...
Autographs of the Allied Leaders in the World War, Versailles and St. Germain, 1919.
Lot: 1099Sold for: $1,063$850Autographs of the Allied Leaders in the World War, Versailles and St. Germain, 1919. Single-sheet letter addressed to Miss Italia Garibaldi, including signatures of Woodrow Wilson, Sidney Sonnino, more ...
Six 19th Century U.S. Military Letters and Autographs.
Lot: 1100Sold for: $875$700Six 19th Century U.S. Military Letters and Autographs. George B. McClellan (1826-1885) ALS to Mrs. Viele, two pages, 17 December, extending apologies for the latest of his reply; Regis de Trobriant, more ...
Fifteen 19th/Early 20th Century British Government/Military Figure Autographs.
Lot: 1101Sold for: $406$325Fifteen 19th/Early 20th Century British Government/Military Figure Autographs. George Canning letter signed 5 October 1824, autograph letter signed 22 August 1806, and document signed 4 January more ...
Five European Military Documents.
Lot: 1102Sold for: $281$225Five European Military Documents. Otto von Bismarck CDV, 4 x 2 1/2 in.; Frederick William II of Prussia autograph note signed, (old folds, tears, chipping, repairs, stains from repairs, loss to more ...
Monroe, James (1758-1831) Autograph Note Signed, Washington DC, 12 July 1824.
Lot: 1103Sold for: $875$700Monroe, James (1758-1831) Autograph Note Signed, Washington DC, 12 July 1824. Single leaf inscribed on both sides, payment order of seventy-six dollars to Thomas Sim, (minor tears and holes more ...
Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837-1899) Letter Signed, East Northfield, Massachusetts, 14 June 1898.
Lot: 1104Sold for: $531$425Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837-1899) Letter Signed, East Northfield, Massachusetts, 14 June 1898. Single-page letter addressed to the editor of a journal, Moody writes he has included a piece of news more ...
Morse, Samuel F.B. (1791-1872) Clipped Signature.
Lot: 1105Sold for: $406$325Morse, Samuel F.B. (1791-1872) Clipped Signature. Signature mounted on card, (small stain over closing),1 3/4 x 4 in. Provenance: John Heise Autographs, Syracuse, New York, 1939. more ...
du Motier, Gilbert, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1838) Autograph Note Signed.
Lot: 1106Sold for: $875$700du Motier, Gilbert, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1838) Autograph Note Signed. A short note to Monsieur Soucher in which Lafayette expresses his pleasure and excitement at meeting with him later that more ...
Sixteen Letters and Autographs of Entertainers, Sportsmen, Travelers, and Aviators.
Lot: 1107Sold for: $406$325Sixteen Letters and Autographs of Entertainers, Sportsmen, Travelers, and Aviators. Elliot Roosevelt autograph letter signed 5 January 1883; Smedley D. Butler signed card; Paul Du Chaillu signed more ...
Collection of 1930s/Early 1940s Motion Picture Industry Autographs, Signed Photographs, and Letters.
Lot: 1108Sold for: $1,250$1,000Collection of 1930s/Early 1940s Motion Picture Industry Autographs, Signed Photographs, and Letters. Two albums containing approximately fifty-four dated autographs total, 1936-1943, including Lloyd more ...
Pershing, John J. (1860-1948) Typed Letter Signed, Washington, DC, 25 April 1922.
Lot: 1109Sold for: $138$110Pershing, John J. (1860-1948) Typed Letter Signed, Washington, DC, 25 April 1922. Single-page typed letter, to Miss C.E. Mason regretfully informing her that he will be unable to speak at her summer more ...
Four 19th Century Poetry/Writer's Items.
Lot: 1110UnsoldFour 19th Century Poetry/Writer's Items. "Santa Claus to the Company" poem printed on silk, 109 Fifth Avenue, December 27, 1866; Charles Swain (1801-1874) autograph letter signed, three pages to more ...
Ten Letters from Canadian, English, and European Authors/Poets.
Lot: 1111Sold for: $313$250Ten Letters from Canadian, English, and European Authors/Poets. Thomas Woolner autograph letter signed 22 November 1870 and autograph note signed 19 August; Sabine Baring-Gould autograph note signed more ...
Fifty Letters and Autographs of Early 20th Century American Politicians.
Lot: 1112Sold for: $1,063$850Fifty Letters and Autographs of Early 20th Century American Politicians. Abraham Lincoln land grant secretary signed by Willian Stoddard 3 March 1855; Myron T Herrick signed commission for Justice more ...
Approximately Sixty Early 20th Century Signed Cards and Letters from Members of Congress and State Politicians
Lot: 1113Sold for: $438$350Approximately Sixty Early 20th Century Signed Cards and Letters from Members of Congress and State Politicians, Stewart Woodford signed card 28 January 1885; Robert Lansing signed card; Sanford B. more ...
Six Letters, 19th/Early 20th Century Politicians.
Lot: 1114Sold for: $313$250Six Letters, 19th/Early 20th Century Politicians. William Seward autograph note signed; William Jennings Bryan typed letter signed 15 November 1904; Charles Sumner autograph letter signed 2 November more ...
Fifteen 19th Century American Politician's Letters and Autographs.
Lot: 1115Sold for: $281$225Fifteen 19th Century American Politician's Letters and Autographs. A CDV of Josiah Quincy (1772-1864) with applied clipped signature; Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) autograph letter signed, one page to more ...
Pope Pius VII (1742-1823) Document Signed, Rome, Italy, 14 May 1823.
Lot: 1116Sold for: $375$300Pope Pius VII (1742-1823) Document Signed, Rome, Italy, 14 May 1823. Single-leaf Papal Bull conferring canonical institution to Antoine de Pons [Bishop of Moulins], marginal floral decoration, (old more ...
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) Autograph Letter Signed, 1 February 1924.
Lot: 1117Sold for: $375$300Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) Autograph Letter Signed, 1 February 1924. One page written on Giacomo Puccini letterhead regarding recently composed music and delivery of a requested autograph, framed more ...
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945) Typed Letter Signed, Albany, New York, 14 November 1932.
Lot: 1118Sold for: $281$225Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945) Typed Letter Signed, Albany, New York, 14 November 1932. Single sheet of State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, typed on one side, to Claude Maer more ...
Rothschild Family Document Signed, London, U.K., 28 October 1836.
Lot: 1119Sold for: $2,250$1,800Rothschild Family Document Signed, London, U.K., 28 October 1836. Single-leaf document inscribed on both sides, Hannah de Rothschild grants power of attorney to Jacob J. Cohen, Benjamin J. Cohen, more ...
Ruth, Babe (1895-1948) Signed Menu.
Lot: 1120Sold for: $2,375$1,900Ruth, Babe (1895-1948) Signed Menu. The menu for a golfer's luncheon, dated Thursday, 16 January 1942, signed in u.r. corner "To Norman From Babe Ruth," with four Babe Ruth twenty-cent postage more ...